Example sentences of "not [adj] if [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile , it 's not clear if they 'll get any compensation for their ordeal .
2 But I can , I took his , no do n't worry , I took his telephone number because I said look , I do I 'm , I 'm not sure if anything might come up
3 Alexandra was not sure if she should sit down before she was invited to , but by now she hardly cared .
4 ‘ In her last letter she said she was not sure if she could settle , ’ said Mrs Over .
5 Flavia , sitting very still , was not sure if she could trust her ears .
6 I am not sure if I would still sing if I had a wife , because I think marriage is a commitment to one woman , and I have no right to go and sing to all those others . ’
7 ‘ I 'm not sure if I 'll still be here tomorrow , as air traffic is functioning normally and I have some urgent matters to attend to back in Hong Kong , but I 'll see you on Friday anyway . ’
8 ‘ Look , Bernie , I have n't been able to bring myself to tell you this , but I 'm not sure if I 'll ever be able to go back on stage .
9 I 'm not sure if I 'll have you over the door-sill . ’
10 Not sure if I can stay the night yet .
11 I 'd like to try stir-fry cooking , but I 'm not sure if I can use a wok on a ceramic hob .
12 ‘ I 'm not sure if I can do it , ’ he was muttering , his features hardened by some complex emotion .
13 ‘ I 'm not sure if I can wait the length of time it will take — but since you seem to believe that you can … ’ he added in an ironic mutter , and shrugged , the gesture oddly dismissive and yet decisive at the same time .
14 Oh I know , he said erm , let me see , oh he says , er like that , if it was a narrow road er you er pretty well covered the road and I looked , I said , covered the road , I said I know I 'm big , but not that big a and of course everybody , the magistrates on the bench and everybody laughed , you see and there were newspaper reporters sitting down there writing all this down , you see and so I said to the sergeant , I said , would you be kind enough to send me a newspaper to er tonight and he to I am not sure if I can oh yes I think I did .
15 Sometimes I myself am not sure if I could do it .
16 I 'm not sure if I could live with that .
17 That 's why I 'm not sure if I 'd buy the twelve hundred .
18 He 's gon na try but he 's not sure if he 'll get up in time cos he 'll be doing an essay in the night .
19 He was not sure if he should tip-toe slowly and cautiously along until he reached the lower grounds of Old Ashfield , or make a sudden dash for it in the hope of outrunning any danger that might be waiting to pounce .
20 If you 're not sure if you ca n't remember try C because it 's more likely to be right so you 're going to get more marks Oh he 's got this right and they wo n't be putting careless on it they 'll say Oh he knows what he 's doing here .
21 Therefore if you have a limited budget , or you are not sure if you 'll take to machine knitting , this would be a good machine to start with .
22 ‘ I 'm not sure if you should see her , ’ I hesitated .
23 I 'm still not sure if it will work .
24 Thirdly — we are planning a separate programme for the children so that you ( Mum ) will be free to enjoy the lively classes to be given by Margaret Charlwood and Chris Markham — one class will be with scarves — so please bring a large silky/rayon/polyester square with you and although not compulsory if we could keep to a blue theme for leotards it would make a lovely contrast with the scarves .
25 They were n't sure if they would find Rose there at all or what way they would find her if they did .
26 He was n't sure if they would all come but thought that they would .
27 what 's her name was n't sure if you 'd get any more in of the next size up so
28 She was n't sure if he would come , but it never occurred to her not to go to the rock where they had met before .
29 On the other hand , if I did n't take it , I was n't sure if I would get another opportunity like that again . ’
30 I was n't sure if it would work so I had to try it out before buying it .
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